No, it’s not a misprint, the quarterfinal replay between these Belfast rivals really did finish with exactly the same score as the one from Saturday’s game at Fox’s Field – and what a finish it was! But a lot happened before this game’s frantic and shocking conclusion.
A 3pm start, along with the occasion of half-term for many schools, meant that this contest attracted attention from the pupils of many different schools, as well as that of friends and relatives, to ensure that Pirrie Park was close to overflowing come kick-off.
Campbell College obviously came with a game-plan which involved getting at Methody as early as possible, anticipating the usual struggle that visiting teams experience at Pirrie Park, and it paid off, as they took an early lead from the boot of their no.15 following a Methody penalty.
Realising that Campbell had not just come to ‘smash and grab’ a result, Methodist College turned up their attacking efforts and were duly awarded when a clever passage of . . .
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